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‘An Evening with Jonathan Jackson’ at GHFCW (Photos)

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Even though Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer) just wrapped his most recent return to General Hospital on the June 11th episode, he still came back to perform and host his own event during this year’s GHFCW 2025.

Jackson, along with his wife and former GH star, Lisa Vultaggio (ex-Hannah) sang several songs, as well as participated in a Q&A with the fans in attendance, and Jonathan read some of his favorite pieces of his poetry and much more, earlier this weekend on Friday night, August 1st. In addition, GH’s Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) also stopped by.

Sadly, Jackson’s recent run as Lucky was cut short after only nine months. Jonathan first came back in August of 2024, but as things progressed it became more difficult for him to navigate living in Tennessee with his family and commuting to Los Angeles to tape all-new episodes of General Hospital.

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Jonathan shared in June, “It was more of a real, sincere attempt from myself and from General Hospital to make it work for a longer period of time. The hope was to be able to stay on longer.”

The five-time Daytime Emmy winner, who is nominated again this year in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, added, “There were moments where I thought, ‘I think I can find this balance with the family and time back and forth,’ and then you just have to pray about it and try to do what you feel is right. We gave it our best shot, but we weren’t able to keep it going.”

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Jackson’s event at GeneralHospital Fan Club Weekend closed out his recent return in an uplifting way, while keeping the door open for him and Lucky to return down the line.

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So, if you attended GHFCW were you happy to see and hear from Jonathan? Do you hope he will still come back as Lucky in the years to come? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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JJ knew it wasn’t going to work out in the first place. He needed some money to pay for the things he actually cares about. It’s not GH or its viewers. ABC has fallen for this more than once. So, move on from JJ. Quit being his back up bank and recast.

Taye Figs: I have to agree with you. If TPTB want the Lucky character to be a permanent part of the show, they must recast with someone who actually wants the job. Jackson is not the only person who can successfully play the character. Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan did very fine jobs. Especially Vaughan. He was perfect as Lucky the adult.

Vaughn was a horrible Lucky. All he could do was yell. GH does not want someone who is so far off from who Lucky is. They don’t recast him, like they don’t recast Robin. It’s just how it is.

No, Jacob Young was Old Yeller. Greg Vaughn was underrated and quite good playing a man struggling with an addiction to pain meds. I don’t think he got enough credit because he had tough shoes to fill(JJ’s shoes, not Old Yeller’s).

TPTB didn’t give Greg enough to work with. He did play the drug addiction a bit over the top. When you compare it to how Jonathan did it in 2011, Jonathan played it stronger. I like Greg but he always felt like another Spencer sibling.

That’s actually not what happened at all. You aren’t his people, so perhaps you should just shut up. He and Elisa thought about moving to LA but didn’t want to uproot their son. Someone who didn’t care, would have come to stupid FCW in excruciating pain.

What??? Are you for real? You have got to be kidding. This hateful comment absolutely makes no sense.

You are a fine example of pure speculation or just plain old make it all up. Next you will be telling us you know Jonathan Jackson personally. Your thoughts are just your opinion.

I read that all of Liz’s children are off camera . I would have thought he would prayed about this before he ever took the job yes commuting is tough my husband did it for a long time in his work. But he has other things going on so why the come back my understanding was very little scenes with Genie or Liz . And please clean up the dirty long hair and worthless beard do not make him appear older ! This picture unfortunately makes his wife look angry

He had a lot of scenes with ELIZABETH. She has never been Liz to him. He wanted more scenes with Genie. That was his reason to come back. It wasn’t his fault that he got stuck in scenes with Kristina. Don’t mock him praying. His hair isn’t dirty. I have been around him multiple times and it actually is very soft and very nice looking. He and his wife are very kind and before you knock him, he had a horrible back injury all weekend.

OMG!! You are just straight hateful. Your comment is so hateful and so unnecessary. It’s clear you have some issues so go get therapy and take that hate somewhere else.

It was gracious of him to be there at the GHFCW event. Absolutely love hearing him sing and his wife is so lovely. I would absolutely LOVE for JJ to return at some point (hopefully sooner than later) to the GH canvas in the role of Lucky Spencer. The chemistry that he and Becky Herbst have is off the charts and the 2 of them lights up the screen together. He is so talented and no one can play the role Lucky Spencer the way he does so no recast is needed.

the reason he left was because they dident write an amazing story for him it sad because he deserved better.

I wish he had sung a duet with Evan Hofer( Dex). Evan has an amazing singing voice. His cover of The Eagles “ Take it Easy” is just lovely.

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You might want to do something about “Conor” who has been trolling the site with these nonsensical posts.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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